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For the alternator ... Posted by RS [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Re: Did you put the heat-conducting paste on the back?, C Bear, Sat, 28 Aug 2004 03:12:12 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I'll bet that the brushes on the voltage regulator are worn down to their service limit. My '88 900S had the same symptoms before it couldn't put out enough current to keep up with the demands of headlights, wipers, fan, etc in a heavy rainstorm. Kinda hard to check right now, other than to take the VR off the alternator and look.
What's your terminal-to-terminal voltage on the battery?
Andrew's right - they usually don't fail so soon out of the box.
The only things that come to mind right now is that you may have a ground problem or that you got voltage spikes from intermittent good contact on the brushes.
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